Bolívar Department


Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located to the north of the country, extending roughly north–south from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia Department. The departments of Sucre and Córdoba are located to the west, and Atlántico Department is to the north and east. Across the Magdalena River to the east is Magdalena Department. The flag of the department bears a resemblance to the flag of Lithuania.
Its capital is Cartagena. Other important cities include Magangué and Turbaco.

Provinces and Municipalities

Depresión Momposina">Depresión Momposina Province">Depresión Momposina

  1. Cicuco
  2. Hatillo de Loba
  3. Margarita
  4. Santa Cruz de Mompox
  5. San Fernando
  6. Talaiga Nuevo

    Dique">Dique Province">Dique

  7. Arjona
  8. Arroyo Hondo
  9. Calamar
  10. Cartagena
  11. Clemencia
  12. Mahates
  13. San Cristobal
  14. San Estanislao
  15. Santa Catalina
  16. Santa Rosa
  17. Turbaco
  18. Turbana
  19. Villanueva

    Loba">Loba Province">Loba

  20. Altos del Rosario
  21. Barranco de Loba
  22. Brazuelo de Papayal
  23. El Peñón
  24. Regidor
  25. Rio Viejo
  26. San Martín de Loba

    [Magdalena [Medio Province|Magdalena Medio]]

  27. Arenal del Sur
  28. Cantagallo, Bolívar
  29. Morales
  30. Norosí
  31. San Pablo
  32. Santa Rosa del Sur
  33. Simití

    Mojana">Mojana Province">Mojana

  34. Achí
  35. Magangué
  36. Montecristo
  37. Pinillos
  38. San Jacinto del Cauca
  39. Tiquisio

    Montes de Maria">Montes de Maria Province">Montes de Maria

  40. El Carmen de Bolívar
  41. Córdoba
  42. El Guamo
  43. María La Baja
  44. San Jacinto
  45. San Juan Nepomuceno
  46. Soplaviento
  47. Zambrano

    History

In today's villages of Maria La Baja, Sincerín, El Viso, and Mahates and Rotinet, excavations have uncovered the remains of -type buildings, directly related to the early Puerto Hormiga settlements.

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